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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Melbourne, FL

March 24, 2022Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 24, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT (16:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 24, 2022, 12:49 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 64 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 254 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cape Canaveral, FL at 12:00Z on 2022-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
4.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

280 
WFUS52 KMLB 241621
TORMLB
FLC127-241700-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0009.220324T1621Z-220324T1700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1221 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Volusia County in east central Florida...

* Until 100 PM EDT.
    
* At 1221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Maytown, or 8 miles northeast of Geneva,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Edgewater, Oak Hill and Bethune Beach around 1240 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Farmton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 2908 8089 2886 8073 2879 8093 2879 8097
      2878 8097 2876 8102 2879 8106 2881 8107
      2882 8108 2883 8111 2911 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 226DEG 30KT 2882 8101 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Watson
2 follow-up statements
211 
WWUS52 KMLB 241634
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1234 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022

FLC127-241700-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220324T1700Z/
Volusia FL-
1234 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...
    
At 1233 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Oak Hill, moving northeast at 35 mph. This cell 
will move across I-95 shortly.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Edgewater, Bethune Beach and Apollo Beach around 1240 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Turtle
Mound.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 2908 8089 2886 8073 2884 8093 2883 8097
      2882 8098 2882 8100 2887 8100 2891 8101
      2911 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 226DEG 30KT 2889 8092 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

Sedlock
877 
WWUS52 KMLB 241649
SVSMLB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1249 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022

FLC127-241659-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220324T1700Z/
Volusia FL-
1249 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved off of the coast.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 2908 8089 2886 8073 2884 8093 2883 8097
      2882 8098 2882 8100 2887 8100 2891 8101
      2911 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 226DEG 30KT 2899 8081 

$$

Sedlock

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 10:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange44 min
Mar 24, 11:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOrange, Osceola49 min
Mar 24, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard42 min
Mar 24, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB2 hr
Mar 24, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie40 min
Mar 24, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard36 min
Mar 24, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBIndian River, Martin, Saint Lucie62 min
Mar 24, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB56 min
Mar 24, 2:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBBrevard89 min
Mar 24, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB92 min
Mar 24, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole19 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.